अमात्येन समानीतं शत्रुं सामंतमुद्धतम् । दृष्ट्वा क्रोधेन नृपतिः शिरच्छेदमकारयत्
amātyena samānītaṃ śatruṃ sāmaṃtamuddhatam | dṛṣṭvā krodhena nṛpatiḥ śiracchedamakārayat
Al ver al arrogante feudatario enemigo traído por el ministro, el rey, airado, ordenó que le cortaran la cabeza.
Śāṇḍilya
Scene: The king, eyes blazing, gestures for execution as the arrogant feudatory stands defiant; guards draw swords, the minister stands aside, the court freezes in shock.
Anger-driven action, especially during sacred observance, is shown as a seed for adverse karmic results.
None; the focus is ethical causality within a royal narrative.
No direct prescription; the verse highlights a breach of inner discipline (self-control) amid religious context.